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I've uploaded a contract. It's in the courthouse and it's called Justice Tomahawk. You have to kill the judge with the Tomahawk. Only kill him, can't be spotted, hide the body. You have to do it in 47s suit. No disguises.

I got 340,166 on it and I think that's taking it a little slow. I'm sure someone can do it faster.

1000G'd this bad boy yesterday. Surprisingly not as difficult as I thought it would be. Didn't need to grind much at all either, which was nice. Was a bit of an added incentive to go for challenges although I had over 100 before Act 3.

I got to the Sanchez level and my interest in this nose dived. Does it pick up again after that? The whole factory sequence so far has bored the shit out of me, especially after the excellent Shaving Lenny level.

I really like this game; Contracts makes it. But I can't bring myself to buy it yet because of the weapon packs etc. But if I wait until a GOTY, then the contracts mode may not be being played much. Part of the fun is thinking of challenges for other people.

I am enjoying the Sanchez level although I spent an hour trying to find how to fight him in the ring. I eventually read up how to do it. Not a fan of things happening in earlier parts of a stage that I can't go back to. If they are going to split the parts up rather than have massive levels, then the sections need to stand on their own.

Very interesting about your Controller issue. I am finding that sync seems to become an issue over a certain period of time. I'll be pushing forward to walk, and 47 will just stutter, stop-start walking. REALLY bloody annoying when you're trying to creep around with split second timing needed for the harder settings.

Oh, and attempting to play the game, while having the Play and Charge lead plugged in, also brings some unexpected results. 47 randomly turns around 180° to face the camera and stutter-walks.

8bitMofo wrote:
Very interesting about your Controller issue. I am finding that sync seems to become an issue over a certain period of time. I'll be pushing forward to walk, and 47 will just stutter, stop-start walking. REALLY bloody annoying when you're trying to creep around with split second timing needed for the harder settings.

Oh, and attempting to play the game, while having the Play and Charge lead plugged in, also brings some unexpected results. 47 randomly turns around 180° to face the camera and stutter-walks.

These problems aside, it's great.

I have more problems with my internet connection dropping during play, even when my connection is fine and everything else stays connected.

Makes playing people's contracts really frustrating when you're constantly booted out of them.

Classy! Especially the bit about wanting to kill someone because their tits are too small. A problem we can all relate to, no doubt...

I'm fairly sure they intended to briefly offend people then take it down immediately in order to invoke some kind of controversy and reaction, and thereby draw attention to the game.

And strangely just before Christmas and during the shopping window.

What are they playing at, eh?

They need to think about sacking the entire PR department at Squenix. TRR, nuns, now this. Fucked up that this stuff sells.

Oh for fucks sake, just read this news /0\

Yeah..... you have to wonder who the hell creates these things in the first place and then what moron/s sanctions them. It really puts the games they're trying to promote into a bad light (I don't accept that any/all press is 'good' press) and reflects poorly on the industry as a whole from the devs to the gamers.

I wouldn't normally wish anyone to lose their job, but these jokers are taking the piss now and seem to be morbidly obsessed with aggressive behaviour towards women in particular in order to sell a few games... it's not cool.

On that last point, without going all Guardian on yo assess, I do think that's a small concern - there's an overarching narrative which is still pretty prevalent that games / geek culture is aggressively misogynist. I keep trying to convince friends and non-gaming people I know that that's simply not the case. Everytime this sort of thing happens, I facepalm a little.

Whether it's a stunt or not, it's pretty crass and generally unhelpful to "the cause". All in the name of shifting a few extra units.

In complete fairness, the problem with this thing is the bullying aspect - I don't think sexism comes into it as one of the options for targeting men was because they had a small dick, a hairy back, etc etc.

Commander Keen wrote:
On that last point, without going all Guardian on yo assess, I do think that's a small concern - there's an overarching narrative which is still pretty prevalent that games / geek culture is aggressively misogynist. I keep trying to convince friends and non-gaming people I know that that's simply not the case.

@King_Edward I'm hopeful that things are moving in the right direction, to be honest!

This silliness aside, I think a lot of developers are wisening up to the fact that a more diverse and less bigoted game = more sales. While I'm not hopeful that the days of gravity defying pixelated breasts are history, I do think that the knuckle-dragging macho rubbish (which more than anything is just a bit dull - played one, played 'em all) is on the wane.